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Assertion: If a particle is rotating in a circle, then centrifugal force is acting on the particle in radially outward direction .
Reason: centrifugal force is equal and opposite to the centripetal force.

A

If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

B

If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

C

If Assertion is true but Reason is false.

D

If Assertion is false but Reason is true.

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The correct Answer is:
A
Centripetal force acts when the particle is observed from a rotating non-inertial frame.
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